Even the prophets, who prophesied about the spiritual blessing meant for you, made careful investigations and persistent research about this salvation,

It was made known to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in their searching for these things that have already been told to you by those who through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven brought you the good news. The angels long to take a peep into these things.

Indeed, it was to this kind of living that you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you might follow His footsteps.

He bore our sins in His own body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to uprightness. By His wounds you have been healed,

For Christ Himself, once for all, died for our sins, the Innocent for the guilty to bring us to God, being put to death in physical form but made alive in the Spirit,

who has gone to heaven and is now at God's right hand, with angels, heavenly authorities and powers made subject to Him.